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Conservation and Use of Bursera spp. in the Tropical Dry Forests of Oaxaca: The Role of Markets and Certification in the Management of Non-Timber Forest Products The main objective of this project is to examine the ecological and market dynamics of some non-timber forest products of economic importance from the dry tropical forests of Oaxaca, Mexico. One […]... Continue Reading
The Ecology, Management and Marketing of Non-Timber Forest Products in the Alto Rio Guamá Indigenous Reserve (Eastern Brazilian Amazon) Ethnobotanical studies have shown that indigenous people use hundreds of rainforest plant and animal species for subsistence purposes. It is more difficult, however, for forest peoples to support community development with the sustainable harvest and sale […]... Continue Reading
Building Sustainable Marketing Models for Non-Timber Forest Products: A Critical Link to Environmentally Benign Socio-Economic Development in Extractive Reserves in Acre, Brazil Heightened awareness of environmental destruction in the Brazilian Amazon has focused attention on developing environmentally benign land use practices which meet the socio-economic needs of local populations. The harvesting of non-timber forest products […]... Continue Reading
Integrating Biological Conservation and Economic Development: Finding the Linkages in the Southeastern Rainforests of Madagascar In late 1991, Razafimamonjy, a plant ecologist with the National Center for Research on the Environment in Madagascar, and local residents near the Ranomafana National Park in southeastern Madagascar began working together to accomplish three broad objectives: to increase the […]... Continue Reading
Alternatives to Deforestation: Forest Management Practices of Dayaks in West Kalimantan, Indonesia Project Summary In West Kalimantan, like in many other parts of the world, rapid deforestation is an ecological threat and is destroying an important subsistence source for local forest dwellers. Many indigenous forest users, however, have developed agroforestry and forest management practices that […]... Continue Reading
Rattan Cultivation and Management in Hillside Farms and Forest Preserve Buffer Zones of Kerinci-Seblat National Park, Indonesia The tropical forests of Southeast Asia are one of the most diverse and endangered biomes on earth. Kerinci-Seblat National Park in central Sumatra, Indonesia encompasses a wide range of plant communities and provides habitat for many rare and […]... Continue Reading